Hell's Angels Plotted To Kill Mick Jagger

LONDON — Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary has claimed.

A program to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday says the rock star was the target of the plot following a purported dispute with the motorcycle gang over concert security.

Jagger had vowed not to use Hells Angel members as bouncers following the death in December 1969 of an 18-year-old fan at a notorious free performance at Altamont Speedway in Northern California.

In return, gang members hatched a plan to kill Jagger at his holiday home in Long Island, New York, the BBC claimed.

"The Hells Angels were so angered by Jagger's treatment of them that they decided to kill him," Tom Mangold, the presenter of the program, was quoted as telling Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

He said the plan was disclosed during an interview with Mark Young, a former FBI officer, for the BBC's "The FBI at 100" documentary.

Mangold said the men tried to reach Jagger by sea. "The boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard," he was quoted as saying. They all survived but made no other attempt on his life, Mangold said.

It was not clear whether Jagger was ever informed of the alleged plot against him.

LD Communications, Jagger's publicists in Britain, did not immediately return calls requesting comment.

The Hells Angels have always denied any connection with the Altamont Speedway killing.

Comments

[Jimco]

Sonny Barger , not Berger

[larry278]

Thank you for the correction.

[ibivi]

Don't these elderly gentlemen of Rock'n Roll have enough money? Every time they have an upcoming tour, new record and/or book, new movie, etc we are flooded with all kinds of items to pique our interest. Retirement anyone?

[transendentilist]

If you don't like them, don't buy their music. It's pretty simple, and it's also called free speech.

[VictorAndTim]

Last Century?? How quaint. Unless you're 7 years old or under, you're ALL so.....Last Century. Oh wait, you probably are all under 7.

[watchingthings]

Looking at the photo....Mic looks like he's burping after eating the guy who came to collect on the contract.

[SNS]

Anyone who's ever had a conversation with anyone who's done time in the California prison system already knew this.

At the Altamont concert, Sonny Berger put a gun to Keith Richards head and told him to keep playing. That was one of the things you could hear Jagger yelling about, while the camera is pointed toward the brawl in the audience, the one that left a guy stabbed to death.

Hey, quick trivia, anyone know what song was playing when all hell broke loose (no pun)?

Ah, what the heck. It was "under my thumb". But, everyone thinks it's was Gimme Shelter, per the title of the film. Everytime I hear Under My Thumb now it just sounds eerie. I swear I can hear the guy screaming for his life, even in the studio version.

[Economike]

I've gone back and watched Gimme Shelter and looked at all the still photos ( and theres tons) I could find online of Altamont. Nowhere can Barger be seen holding a gun to Keith or anybody elses head. In Bargers book he shows a photo of him standing behind Richards and claims he was holding a gun to Richard's ribs. Given Richards behavior at this time it doesn't seem in character for him to have tolerated this but who knows for sure.

[transendentilist]

Actually, it was Sympathy for the Devil. Jagger said he will never perform that song again.

[Economike]

I've always heard it was under my thumb.

[ROBOT8]

MICK IS SO LAST CENTURY AND IF THEY WANTED HIM DEAD, HE MOST LIKELY WOULD BE.

[Wilburrr]

Is this another conspiracy theory?

[robotfog]

somehow I suspect that hoover's FBI wouldn't waste their time informing a rock musician that their life was in danger.

[caracas]

Hence the British expression, "take the mick/mickey."

[AnnArky]

How do you escape a "plot?" Isn't that kind of like escaping an idea or a thought?

[bikerdude]

Plot? By a bunch of cranked up bikers? Plan? I doubt it.

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

Well, you know how it goes. The guys were not only cranked up, but the ludes and the cheap red wine had them really hazy and pissed. They would have done it, but them damn boats don't corner well and they only survived because of the blood warming wine. It was a plan man. It was just a fuzzy plan.

[larry278]

The Hell's Angels were involved in selling Pakistani nuke & rocket technology for making WMD's to North Korea, Iraq & Iran too. Larger with Barger. Trying to pay outlaw bikers with rice burners [Japanese motor cycles] killed the deal. Since bikers are into the meth thing-ICE is using outlaw bikers to keep foreign dope out of the USA.

[transendentilist]

I have heard it all now. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You're a funny guy. Like the Angels would have plans on how to build a nuke. Think man, think!

[Anastasia]

Proof positive that, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

[marcusau2]

I thought this was common knowledge

[wndrwrthg]

Right you are, has been since Altamont..

[writeaway]

Its what happens when the producers were ten at the time or maybe not even born.

[totalliberal]

The Angels should stick to driving their little put-puts around on land.

[bikerdude]

This is so "last decade", but then again, so is Mick...

[robotfog]

Mick is so "last century"